Automatic registering-faucet.



H. W. RITGHEY. AUTOMATIC REGISTERING FAUCET. APPLICATION FILED 1359119121 62,035. Patented May 20, 1913.

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ATTORNEYS m y concern? I Ursa STAES HARRY w. nrrcnmz, or va'nnnncnrrr',rnnnsvnvamae incense.

,Be it known that I, HARRY Ri'rcnnr,

'' a. citizen of theUnited States of America,

residing at Vandergrift', in the county of NVest'moreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im-- rov'ements inAutomatic Registeringaucets, of which the following is a speci-*fication; reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. Thl5iI1Vent10D relates to an automatic registering faucet, and the primaryobject of m invention ISiO provide a faucet that can advantageously usedin connection with soda fountains and at bars and liquid dispensingcounters to maintain a record of the number of glasses of liquidwithdrawn from the receptacle or reservoir.-

Another object of this invention is to provide a valve actuated registerthan can be easily installedin connection withoutlet pipes to maintain arecord of the number of times liquid is withdrawn from the pipes. y I

A further object of this invention is to accomplish theabove results bya mechanical construction that i is inexpensive to manufacture, durable,and highly eiiicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

1., With the above and other objects in view theinvention resides in thenovel constructhenclaimed.

combination and arrangement of parts tion,

hereinafter specifically described and to be I Y Reference Wlll nowbe-had to the drawing,-

1 is a side elevation of a register" Figure v ing' faucet in accordancewith this-invelr. tion, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same,

Fig. 3is an elevation of a ratchetmecha- I nisr'n; and Fig. 4 is a planof the register.

Further describing my invention in detail a with reference to theaccompanying drawing, wherein like numerals denote corresponding partsthroughout: 1 denotes a ,"counter orv other support provided with adepending channel -.shaped hanger 2 and extending through this pipe 3having a faucet hanger is an outlet 4; at the outerend thereof. I

5 denotes a slide. movably mountedqm grooves 6 provided therefor in thehanger screw limiting the movement, of the slide "2"and said slide has apin or screw 7 at the inner end thereof extending into a slot 8 in thebottom of said hanger, said pin or Specification of Letters fatent.

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downwardly, as at 9 and provided with a glass holder 10, adapted toaccommodate a glass 11 or other receptacle.

- l2 denotes a two-way valve located upon the outlet pipe 3, withinthehanger 2 and one end of the plug or view: stem13 of said valve isprovided with a crank-14. This crank is pivotallyconnected, as at 15 toalink 16 and said link is pivotally con nected, as at 17 to a lug 18,carried by-the slide 5. i j

' The opposite end of the valve stem or plug l3.is' provided with, acrank 19 and the outer end of said crank supports a pivoted gravity pawl20 that engages a ratchet or star wheel 21.

5. The outer end of the slide 5 is bent i The wheel 21 is mountedextends .into a register 23, carried. by a strap 24 secured to thehanger 2. The register 23 is of the ordinary and well known typeemployed for maintaining a record.

Assuming that the faucet a is open, it is only necessary to push thetoward the hanger 2 in order to open the valve 12 and allow a portion.of the contents of the outiet' pipe 3 to flow into the glass 11, whichhas been positioned beneath the faucet by an inward movement of theslide 5, as shown in Fig. 1. VVheu the two-way valve 12 is opened thegravity pawl 20 moves the ratchet wheel 21 one space and it is thisintermittent movement of the ratchet wheel that operates the mechanismwithin the register 23 which counts, the number of times ihe-two-Wayvalve 12 is opened.

Of course the faucet at can be open-av glass holder and faucet 4 beingmanually operated while the Valve 12 is automatically operated by mow,ing theslide 5 and positioning the glass-11 beneath the faucet. As aninstance of the use of the faucet no better example can be cited thanthat of a saloon keeper for checking the'number of glasses of beer drawnby a bar-tender. By comparing the register of the faucet with the cashregister it can be determined what quantity of beer has been wasted orfreely dispensed.

One embodimentof my invention has been illustrated, but it is to beunderstood that structural elements are susceptible to such variationsand modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:-

1. In a registering faucet, in combination,

'giipa. extending through "-16 cmriefl theta moves, means mment of saidmyriad by the slixie exf I, a verticaily disposed i :0 one side of saidvalve, :1, r1 Wififdr the imnger, means .7? side 01? amid valve for andinsiined link wk and is slide for an the slide L3: .1 a, registeringfaucet, in eomrination,

- e1" pl'fli'hlfi Wm; grecves n3; its lewer mm sxtendm throu h M A Osaiii gmovegq', means inwar. movement m5 mid slide wider carried by theslide extecimrly 1e hzmgex' a verticsliy diswsed crank comlectei lo weside 0 5 San aJJ-e, a

counter arranged within hanger, "neans actuated by file other side saidyak/a for operating i313 counter, an inclincdfink 00nnectei 1:0 "thecrank and to said salie for 0 pening and dosing the valve when 'uh slideis shif zed, sa'iri sublet, pipe p2=0ectng forward] of said; hangg, anda Emmet con.- necteu t0 5:115. prcqem; psrtlon.

In testimoxiy wher I zifix signabnrs 111 ,the presenee 01 ivy-g,minesses HARRY EKTQH

